2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Nebraska
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts School for You
With 104 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, drama and theater arts is the #68 most popular major in Nebraska.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Nebraska to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Nebraska to see which programs offered the best value experiences for theater students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Nebraska Schools for Affordable Quality in Drama & Theater Arts
Our 2023 rankings named University of Nebraska at Kearney the best value school in Nebraska for drama and theater arts students. Located in the town of Kearney, UNK is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
UNK undergraduate students pay an average of $7,940 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent programs at University of Nebraska at Omaha helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best drama and theater arts schools in Nebraska. UNOMAHA is a large public school located in the city of Omaha.
UNOMAHA undergraduate students pay an average of $8,136 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a great value for drama and theater arts students. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNL are $9,590 per year. The average amount in student loans that theater majors at UNL take out is $22,357.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UNL is ranked #2 for overall quality for theater in Nebraska.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Nebraska Wesleyan University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Nebraska list. NWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Lincoln.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NWU are $38,334 per year. On average, theater graduates from NWU take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.
NWU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Nebraska list.
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Request InformationBest Value Drama & Theater Arts Colleges in the Plains States Region
Explore all the Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 294 |
| Minnesota | 231 |
| Kansas | 95 |
| Iowa | 160 |
| North Dakota | 9 |
| South Dakota | 32 |
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Drama & Theater Arts Related Majors for Theater
One of 10 majors within the area of study, drama and theater arts has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Fine & Studio Arts | 37,413 |
| Design & Applied Arts | 36,301 |
| Music | 25,910 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 16,778 |
| General Visual & Performing Arts | 6,355 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Donald Judge.
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